Easton Neston, Towcester. Northants

[skyp]

I have been tracing one of my Gt Aunts;

LILY EUGENE RICHARDSON, she was born in 1873 in Kettering, and worked as a governess.

Until recently, I had no information on her whereabouts since she was a child at home on the 1881/91 Census. A friend has found her burial when he checked on her fathers grave in KETTERING Cemetry and she is laid next to him, d 1924 in Northampton.

Now one of her brothers seemed to have listed her as next of kin at arrival on Ellis Island, NY in 1923, giving EASTON NESTON, TOWCESTER as her residence.

This appears to be a stately home that was subdivided in the 19th century and has since been sold off.
Does anyone have any information on this house, it's history of tennants etc.

[seahall]

HI skyp.

I am not able to help directly with your request, yet
you may like to contact Mary Taylor on my links below
this post.

Mary web pages has Easton Neston information.

Sandy

[Valda]

Hi skyp


You have posted your request on the Northamptonshire resources offer. I will move your post to the main Northamptonshire board

Regards

Valda
Moderator

[skyp]

 

Thanks Sandy, there is quite a bit in those sites, so will spend some time delving and contacting people.
Have a nice Christmas

Lyn

[seahall]

Have a nice one also Lyn. 

Thanks for moving Valda.

Sandy

[Craftyp]

Have you been on the Wikipedia site?  It has the history of it there.

An ancestor of my husband lived and worked there as a shepherd. When he married they lived in the village of Hulcote for a while which is just down a lane from Easton Neston.  My husband and I took a ride to have a look last year.  The two places are so remote that they weren't on our map so the only way to find them was through google maps.  We found Hulcote which only had a handful of houses in it but the only way to get to Easton Neston was via a narrow private lane which  you could use if you were going to the church. We were going to view the church as that was where the children of my husbands ancestors were baptised so we nervously drove up it wondering if we would be stopped. The view was breathtaking with plenty of sheep about.  You could really turn back the clock in time! I managed to take a couple of photos of the church and scenery.

We could only catch glimpses of the house as it was secluded behind trees

Don't know if this is of interest.

CraftyP